Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:
1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s
To convert 850.9 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 850.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s
850.9 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 850.9 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1436.1574074062 ft/s
The final result is:
850.9 kt → 1436.1574074062 ft/s
We conclude that 850.9 knots is equivalent to 1436.1574074062 feet per second:
850.9 knots = 1436.1574074062 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.00069630250475545 × 850.9 knots.
Another way is saying that 850.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00069630250475545 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred fifty point nine knots is approximately one thousand four hundred thirty-six point one five seven feet per second:
850.9 kt ≅ 1436.157 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight hundred fifty point nine knots.
Conversion table
knots to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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851.9 knots | 1437.845 feet per second |
852.9 knots | 1439.533 feet per second |
853.9 knots | 1441.221 feet per second |
854.9 knots | 1442.909 feet per second |
855.9 knots | 1444.596 feet per second |
856.9 knots | 1446.284 feet per second |
857.9 knots | 1447.972 feet per second |
858.9 knots | 1449.66 feet per second |
859.9 knots | 1451.348 feet per second |
860.9 knots | 1453.036 feet per second |